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The Men They Couldn’t Hang

The Men They Couldn’t Hang is a group from the UK, active since 1984.

Group GB since 1984 punk folk folk punk

TOTAL PLAYS

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2016-08-30 21:39 · 6 Music — "Scarlet Ribbons - BBC Session 22/01/1985"

LAST PLAYED

9 months ago · 6 Music — "The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land)"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2016 — 2025

20 15 10 5 0

'16 '18 '20 '22 '24

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 54 98%

Radio 2 1 2%

Radio 1 0 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Ghosts Of Cable Street 9 2024-01-03

2 Ironmasters 5 2023-08-23

3 The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land) 4 2025-07-28

4 Scarlet Ribbons - BBC Session 22/01/1985 3 2021-02-10

5 Three Ships Sailing 3 2018-11-24

6 Walkin' Talkin' (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) 2 2024-11-11

7 The Colours 2 2023-01-23

8 Green Fields Of France - BBC Session 2 2022-07-13

9 Men They Couldn't Hang (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) 2 2022-07-13

10 Ironmasters - BBC Session 2 2022-01-04

11 Salutations 2 2021-02-13

12 Green Fields Of France (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) 2 2021-02-10

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-07-28 17:00 The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land) 6 Music

2024-11-11 16:28 Walkin' Talkin' (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) 6 Music

2024-05-09 21:35 Ironmasters (Radio 1 Session, 18th Sept, 1985) 6 Music

2024-01-03 22:47 Ghosts Of Cable Street 6 Music

2023-08-23 15:00 Ironmasters 6 Music

2023-06-22 20:33 Ironmasters 6 Music

2023-01-23 15:21 The Colours 6 Music

2023-01-12 21:09 The Crest 6 Music

2022-10-19 15:14 Ironmasters 6 Music

2022-09-29 20:22 Silver Dagger 6 Music

2022-07-13 22:40 Green Fields Of France - BBC Session 6 Music

2022-07-13 21:14 Walkin' Talkin' - BBC Session 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

27 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

Boy Named Sue (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) —

1 2019-07-04 ▶

Dancing on the Pier —

1 2021-02-10 ▶

Denis Law And Ali MacGraw —

1 2019-09-11 ▶

Ghosts Of Cable Street —

9 2024-01-03 ▶

Green Fields Of France (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) —

2 2021-02-10 ▶

Green Fields Of France - BBC Session —

2 2022-07-13 ▶

Greenback Dollar - BBC Session 16/07/1985 —

2 2018-03-29 ▶

Ironmasters —

5 2023-08-23 ▶

Ironmasters (Radio 1 Session, 18th Sept, 1985) —

1 2024-05-09 ▶

Ironmasters - BBC Session —

2 2022-01-04 ▶

Kingdom Come - BBC Session 16/07/1985 —

1 2017-10-24 ▶

Men They Couldn't Hang (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) —

2 2022-07-13 ▶

Men They Couldn't Hang - BBC Session 04/07/1984 —

1 2017-05-16 ▶

Ride Again - Radio 2 session 14/11/2001 —

1 2018-06-19 ▶

Salutations —

2 2021-02-13 ▶

Scarlet Ribbons - BBC Session 22/01/1985 —

3 2021-02-10 ▶

Silver Dagger —

1 2022-09-29 ▶

Sirens —

1 2018-09-26 ▶

The Bells —

1 2020-11-06 ▶

The Colours —

2 2023-01-23 ▶

The Crest —

1 2023-01-12 ▶

The Day After —

2 2019-06-07 ▶

The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land) —

4 2025-07-28 ▶

Three Ships Sailing —

3 2018-11-24 ▶

Walkin' Talkin' (Radio 1 Session, 4th Jul 1984) —

2 2024-11-11 ▶

Walkin' Talkin' - BBC Session —

1 2022-07-13 ▶

Whiskey With Me Giro —

1 2021-12-14 ▶